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Southerner

An inhabitant or native of the south, esp. of the Southern States of North America; opposed to Northerner.

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American 76% connected

Of or pertaining to America; as, the American continent: American Indians.

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Confederate 76% connected

United in a league; allied by treaty; engaged in a confederacy; banded together; allied.

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Alligator noun · 78% connection

A large carnivorous reptile of the Crocodile family, peculiar to America. It has a shorter and broader snout than the crocodile, and t…

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Almond noun · 78% connection

small bushy deciduous tree native to Asia and North Africa having pretty pink blossoms and highly prized edible nuts enclosed in a har…

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Amphiscians n. pl. · 78% connection

The inhabitants of the tropic, whose shadows in one part of the year are cast to the north, and in the other to the south, according a…

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Amplitude noun · 78% connection

The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the center of the sun, or a star, at its rising or setting. At the risi…

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Bermuda grass unknown · 78% connection

A kind of grass (Cynodon Dactylon) esteemed for pasture in the Southern United States. It is a native of Southern Europe, but is now w…

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Bungo noun · 78% connection

A kind of canoe used in Central and South America; also, a kind of boat used in the Southern United States.

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Buzzard noun · 78% connection

a New World vulture that is common in South America and Central America and the southern United States

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Byzantine noun · 78% connection

A native or inhabitant of Byzantium, now Constantinople; sometimes, applied to an inhabitant of the modern city of Constantinople. C (…

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Caper tree noun · 78% connection

shrub or small tree of southern Florida to Central and South America

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Carib noun · 78% connection

A native of the Caribbee islands or the coasts of the Caribbean sea; esp., one of a tribe of Indians inhabiting a region of South Amer…

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Carolinian noun · 78% connection

A native or inhabitant of north or South Carolina.

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Catamaran noun · 78% connection

A kind of raft or float, consisting of two or more logs or pieces of wood lashed together, and moved by paddles or sail; -- used as a…

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Creole noun · 78% connection

One born of European parents in the American colonies of France or Spain or in the States which were once such colonies, esp. a person…

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Gama grass unknown · 78% connection

A species of grass (Tripsacum dactyloides) tall, stout, and exceedingly productive; cultivated in the West Indies, Mexico, and the Sou…

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Grama grass noun · 78% connection

pasture grass of plains of South America and western North America

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Helvetic adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to the Helvetii, the ancient inhabitant of the Alps, now Switzerland, or to the modern states and inhabitant of the A…

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Muscovy duck unknown · 78% connection

A duck (Cairina moschata), larger than the common duck, often raised in poultry yards. Called also musk duck. It is native of tropical…

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Neotropical adjective · 78% connection

Belonging to, or designating, a region of the earth's surface which comprises most of South America, the Antilles, and tropical North…

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